SoundBridge Foundation

06/02/2026

Now that the weather is warmer, you can find every Tuesday at Dandy Hound / Hound's Court, just down Taylor St. from Hound's Rest! If you ever went to the Dandelion space on Taylor, or you've been to the Taylor Street Downtown Block Party Series, you've been right there!

Our June is STACKED and we're so pumped for you to see all of these amazing artists!!

Starting with the one and only LaQuisha Burries-Finn!!
You might have seen her incredible appearance last week at the Candy Foster tribute show, or regularly singing with Ther'Up.Y!!
Now you can hear her originals of gospel and soul persuasion. 🤍

6/2 Laquisha Burries-Finn
6/9 - the Simsons
6/16 - the Adventures
6/23 - Julian Silver
6/30 - Nate Mackinder and the Liquor Pythons

Come out and support all-original music!

05/04/2026

This week's feature at Lyrics Unleashed ️✨️Gearl Grey✨️

04/07/2026

An illness has stricken LaQuisha's band so we're going to reschedule her, and we're lucky enough to have incredible duo The Stifftones able to fill in!

Join us and them tonight at Hound's Rest from 7-9pm, with no cover, for an all-original affair!

03/24/2026

We are SO PUMPED to host the one and only Conner Jordan at Hound's Rest this evening for !

You've seen him with Top 4D Entertainment but have you ever seen his original music??
Well tonight you can!!

7-9pm.
No cover.

03/10/2026

Much excite, very wow!

Grab an umbrella and join us this evening at Hound's Rest for the convergence of two of the area's best dudes, Mars Hojilla and Tyler Jae!

As always, it's all original, and it's free!

03/03/2026

We are extremely pumped about tonight!
The timing lined up for both Megan Bee and The Ex-Bombers to be here at the same time, so they will both be featured for tonight!

7pm.
Hound's Rest.
No cover. (Bring a few tip dollars if you can.)

02/23/2026

A big day for the SoundBridge crew! Thanks to the incredible talents of our friends at Before Brand, we're excited to launch our new website! We hope this new site will give our community an opportunity to learn more about who we are, what we do, connect with us, and even sign up to support our work in various way. As we set the gears in motion for Taylor Street Downtown Block Party Series 2026, you can learn more about that here too!

Thank you all for your support along this journey so far ❤️

Driving community impact through collaboration and creative enterprise. SoundBridge Foundation is a nonprofit amplifying the voices of local musicians and connecting our community through live performance, education, and creative collaboration. Based in downtown Champaign, we work to strengthen the....

02/17/2026

IT'S TIME!!! 🥰

Mark your calendars, friends! We have a KILLER season in the works. With planning begins the hard work of fundraising to support this 6th season of the Taylor Street Block Party Series. If you are willing and able, every dollar helps to pay a musician, stage crew, and cover operating costs. We are a registered 501(c)(3) so your contribution is tax deductible! All contributions over $100 will be honored on our new wall of fame which will be on display on-site throughout the season. Help us make this our best year yet 🙌 Link in comments!

02/04/2026

Jules Rose sounds beautiful at Hound's Rest for Lyrics Unleashed tonight ❤️ 7p-9p

01/27/2026

So excited to host the one and only Kyle Yap tonight at Hound's Rest for

Kyle is the purveyor of and we're so pumped for you to hear an all-original set from him!